Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-11-24
BARNUWs snow BURNED.


PRlpugroWr, Cont Nov. 30.--The main
tnilding If Barnum " Baiieys greatest
show on Cur,h. WAS destroyed by ire this
morning alb Ut tUa0, The alarm was
sounded and in less than thirty minutes
the building. which was 60 by 400 feet
and two stories in height. was entirely
Consumed The tlrn originated from the
exploding az " lantern carried bya watch
iran In tue horse @illding settling fra 10
the hay and straw, Before the first
alarm ceased sounding the whole building
was enveloped in iil,mes and no one dared
approach II, being femltt of the crlzco
animals, Thres elephants Were burned
np atfd ,hirtysix broke from their iaSten'
ings and dashed through the sides OF tire
hutning structure. roaring and trumptiug
in terrible manner, Six elephants AMI a
large African hinpopotamus rishcd about
the streets presenting sirkenlng appear.
ancc. Their sides were burned aud great
pieces nf flesh u foot square &c ! on Thirty
across the eountry toward Fairfield aud
EaSton. Great excitement has seized
many residents and they have barred the
windows and doors OF their houses In
the hor.e,ro m were all the ring animals,
trained stations, ponies. etc. aud all
were burned In the cat room were
birds, MONKEYS, rhiuocerouses, hyonas
tigers, lions, aud Nh the menagerie. which
also fell prey to the flames, A great
deaf uf valuable tent aud other property
was also burncd The tata. loss IL cSti'
mated NJ not less than 500 90, with but
Siu0, 90 insurance.
LATER lit IL now learned that the
Waterman discovered the IRE while max
ing his rounds aud started 10 give the
alarm, when some unkn Iwn pcrs ~ struck
him on the head with blunt instruments
Telling him 10 the ground. One Of the
three elephants burnad was the Sacred
White ELEPHANT" The Hon which escap.
ed from tho palace at the time the trc
broke out was later found In barn,
where he had killed and wns devouring u
COW. He was shot,
Eight men who were sleeping III Tho
b. Hiding barely escaped with their lives
aud une who was SICK was dragged or
his bed add out into the mir. AT IL clock
most of tho elephants which hud been let
loose had been cDrralIed Me rl,inoceros
was taken out OF the building bat was
burned aud cut both by getting oui Of
bis cnue and hy The crowds who seemed
possessed 90 KIN MI the animals watch
came out Ut the building Only the cut
animals were burned, tho monkeys and
Others being in othct buildings. Many
of the idols which were exhibited with
the show were burned, The cries Of tho
barring animals were hearlrenipg Al
IL O'Clock the building was heap Of
ruins, Among the animal. destroyed
were four elephants five lions. seven
lenpards, six panthers, four kangaroas,
six horses and u large number OF smaller
beasts One Of the larger elephants
escaped and this morning was found
drowned In the sound near the light house
where DO had gone IN his fright Bailey
said this moruing that 800, 900 would
probably C yer tue loss The lost aui,
mails and all the pnraphernalla destroyed
will be replaced MS soon as possible and
the lire will not interfere with next sea-
sons show.
The origin Of the fro Is still mystery,
but the general opinion Of those connect
Ell with the winter quarters IL that II was
the work Of an incendiury.